Senior Analyst, Business Development

Markel • Denver, CO

3d • $78,000 - $107,250 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Analyst, National Business Development serves as a strategic partner to the Business Development organization by delivering data-driven insights, process improvements, and technology-enabled solutions that support growth objectives. This role analyzes business trends, identifies opportunities and risks, and translates complex data into actionable recommendations that influence decision-making. The Senior Analyst leads projects from discovery through execution, develops scalable reporting and analytical frameworks, and supports automation, API, and AI-driven initiatives. In addition to serving as a technical resource, this individual mentors team members, fosters collaboration, and drives continuous improvement across the department. Success in this role requires a blend of business acumen, analytical expertise, project leadership, and a passion for innovation.

Requirements

• Ability to translate data into clear business insights and recommendations.
• Credibility to engage business leaders in strategic discussions.
• Strong communication and data storytelling skills.
• Analytical mindset and experience with Power BI or similar tools.
• Ability to connect analytics to business strategy and outcomes.
• Comfort with ambiguity and helping define the right question and answer.
• Bachelor’s degree in analytics, business, insurance, or a related field; or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience in the insurance or adjacent industry.
• Experience building insights, reports, or dashboards that inform business decisions.
• Strong analytical skills and experience with Power BI or similar tools.
• Exposure to AI-enabled analytics, automation, or Microsoft Copilot.
• US Work Authorization required.
• Markel does not provide visa sponsorship for this position, now or in the future.

Nice To Haves

• Intermediate to advanced coding skillset in VBA, PowerBI, Reporting Services, iMacros, and SQL.
• Able to read in text files or csv, as well as source data directly from relational databases.
• High level of comfort in utilizing supervised and unsupervised learning techniques.

Responsibilities

• Understands business needs and provides relevant information and insight to support functional objectives.
• Analyzes variables to identify trends, opportunities, issues and risks, and/or probable solutions to problems and situations for specific business areas.
• Participates in design of solutions.
• Owns data collection/feature engineering process and can identify anomalies that may impact results of analysis.
• Recommends alternative paths forward on projects when necessary.
• Effectively communicates pros and cons of project alternatives.
• Demonstrates ability to interpret model results and make connection to expected impact on business.
• Provides expertise, knowledge, and insight to help the business improve their performance and grow by solving problems and finding new and better ways of doing things.
• Serves as a catalyst for change.
• Supports documentation of requirements and development of project artifacts.
• Helps in development of project communication and presentation materials.
• Executes on implementation strategies and escalates risks or concerns.
• Actively participates in project requirement sessions, communicating ideas/risks/concerns to key stakeholders.
• Acts as a leader within the department by directing activities, promoting successes, improving upon failures, and building competency throughout the department.
• Develops team members to build upon strengths and decrease weaknesses in individual performance and maintain positive team dynamics.
• Acts as a mentor to analysts.
• Contributes to a positive work environment.
• Assists in building unity across team.
• Executes on a plan of action within the expected timeframe and delivers expected results.
• Demonstrates commitment, responsiveness, and competence to the business and team.
• Responsible for the identification and execution of tasks required by the project plan.
• Supports department in creation of project deliverables and effectively communicates results to external parties.
• Caters communication for appropriateness across audiences.
• Increases accuracy in estimating time and effort to complete assigned tasks.
• Committed to setting and meeting deadlines, even if it requires working longer hours.
• Checks work for quality and precision without being asked.
• Actively escalates unforeseen issues with agreed upon path forward.
• Maintains up-to-date knowledge in area of expertise through proactive research and continuing education so as to achieve functional objectives.
• Takes ownership of work product and personal development.

Benefits

• Competitive benefit programs that help meet our diverse and changing environment as well as support our employees’ needs at all stages of life.
• Option to select from multiple health, dental and vision insurance plan options.
• Optional life, disability, and AD&D insurance.
• 401(k) with employer match contributions.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• PTO.
• Corporate holidays and floating holidays.
• Parental leave.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior